Liz Chi Yen Liew 柳琪妍
Musician / Composer
Entertainment.
Music.
www.chi2.co.uk
www.chi2.co.uk/monkey
www.myspace.com/chi2music
www.myspace.com/ltchisoundsystem
LIZ CHI YEN LIEW performs and composes as one half of British Chinese group Chi2 (see below) and plays the violin, piano and organ.
She studied the piano and violin at the junior Royal Academy of Music, gained A's in practical and theoretical Music A levels, won an organ scholarship, then completed a Bachelor of Science Music degree at City University in London whilst also completing her Licentiate of Guildhall School of Music performance diploma. After her rigorous classical music training she ventured into the world of pop music and has since toured/performed/ recorded with Moby, Gnarls Barkley, Nelly Furtado, Lamb, Boy George, KLF/Orb, Barry Adamson amongst others.
With her sister Sarah she performs as Chi2 - a dynamic fusion of acoustic, Chinese and electric violins and electronics, in an inimitable Eastern-tinged contemporary electro-acoustic style. Dubbed as “double violin assault specialists” (South China Morning Post) Chi2's music is a melting pot of style and influences and improvisations with a plethora of weird noises and the odd sprinkling of live effects, coupled with keyboard wizardry and angelic vocals. Their music is harsh and pulsating one minute and lyrical and beautiful the next, interspersed with textural fragments and snippets of musical conversation, as they communicate in their sisterly language. Combined with specially commissioned visuals, they present a visual and aural feast.
Chi2 perform regularly at gigs and festivals in the UK and internationally. They recently headlined at the DimSum Arts Festival at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre in Canada and have toured in South East Asia - Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan and China, in conjunction with British Council and MTV, presenting their unique sound internationally.
In May 2008 they toured their exciting new show Monkey King – A Modern Beijing Opera (www.chi2.co.uk/monkey), a brand new spin on the classic Chinese tale, in the UK as part of CHINA NOW Festival and are planning another UK tour in Sept/October 2009.
She recently co-wrote and performed a live soundtrack to a classic Chinese film Song of the Fisherman at the Royal Opera House (Linbury Theatre) as Chi2 with Jiang Li and Kimho, commissioned by Chinatown Arts Space.
In June 2008 Liz and fellow composer/producer Tom E Morrison were commissioned by Greenwich and Docklands Festival to write a 40 minute soundtrack to multi-disciplinary show Time is Like Water Flowing culminating in 7 shows at the O2 arena, also collaborating with French aerial acrobats Les Passengers, Beijing visual artist Yan Huang and visuals duo 8gg, in a poetic evocation of the four seasons.
She has just released an album with her latest project LT Chi Sound System ( www.myspace.com/ltchisoundsystem ) and is planning live shows.
Her writing credits include a co-write on Lamb's album 'Between Darkness and Wonder', music for Channel 4 documentary 'Birthday Girl' and Chi2's music has been used on BBC Radio 4 documentary 'Chinese in Britain', BBC1 news segment, short films and art installations.
"It's a combination of musical pedigree and sisterly intuition that makes Chi2 so spectacular" – The Independent, London
"Keep an eye out for anything Chi2 do." - Taipei Times, Taiwan
"hotly-tipped live act" –Metro newspaper, London
"double violin assault specialists" – South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
She is based in London.
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She studied the piano and violin at the junior Royal Academy of Music, gained A's in practical and theoretical Music A levels, won an organ scholarship, then completed a Bachelor of Science Music degree at City University in London whilst also completing her Licentiate of Guildhall School of Music performance diploma. After her rigorous classical music training she ventured into the world of pop music and has since toured/performed/ recorded with Moby, Gnarls Barkley, Nelly Furtado, Lamb, Boy George, KLF/Orb, Barry Adamson amongst others.
With her sister Sarah she performs as Chi2 - a dynamic fusion of acoustic, Chinese and electric violins and electronics, in an inimitable Eastern-tinged contemporary electro-acoustic style. Dubbed as “double violin assault specialists” (South China Morning Post) Chi2's music is a melting pot of style and influences and improvisations with a plethora of weird noises and the odd sprinkling of live effects, coupled with keyboard wizardry and angelic vocals. Their music is harsh and pulsating one minute and lyrical and beautiful the next, interspersed with textural fragments and snippets of musical conversation, as they communicate in their sisterly language. Combined with specially commissioned visuals, they present a visual and aural feast.
Chi2 perform regularly at gigs and festivals in the UK and internationally. They recently headlined at the DimSum Arts Festival at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre in Canada and have toured in South East Asia - Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan and China, in conjunction with British Council and MTV, presenting their unique sound internationally.
In May 2008 they toured their exciting new show Monkey King – A Modern Beijing Opera (www.chi2.co.uk/monkey), a brand new spin on the classic Chinese tale, in the UK as part of CHINA NOW Festival and are planning another UK tour in Sept/October 2009.
She recently co-wrote and performed a live soundtrack to a classic Chinese film Song of the Fisherman at the Royal Opera House (Linbury Theatre) as Chi2 with Jiang Li and Kimho, commissioned by Chinatown Arts Space.
In June 2008 Liz and fellow composer/producer Tom E Morrison were commissioned by Greenwich and Docklands Festival to write a 40 minute soundtrack to multi-disciplinary show Time is Like Water Flowing culminating in 7 shows at the O2 arena, also collaborating with French aerial acrobats Les Passengers, Beijing visual artist Yan Huang and visuals duo 8gg, in a poetic evocation of the four seasons.
She has just released an album with her latest project LT Chi Sound System ( www.myspace.com/ltchisoundsystem ) and is planning live shows.
Her writing credits include a co-write on Lamb's album 'Between Darkness and Wonder', music for Channel 4 documentary 'Birthday Girl' and Chi2's music has been used on BBC Radio 4 documentary 'Chinese in Britain', BBC1 news segment, short films and art installations.
"It's a combination of musical pedigree and sisterly intuition that makes Chi2 so spectacular" – The Independent, London
"Keep an eye out for anything Chi2 do." - Taipei Times, Taiwan
"hotly-tipped live act" –Metro newspaper, London
"double violin assault specialists" – South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
She is based in London.
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